In this nation, the Sacred Footprint appears at the base of Adam's Peak. It
In this nation, the Sacred Footprint appears at the base of Adam's Peak. It also includes the southeastern Uva basin, and the coastal town of Mullaitivu, where Prabhakaran was recently killed, and its longest river is the Mahaweli. Separated from the [*] mainland by Palk Strait next to its Jaffna peninsula, and formerly known as Serendib, this island saw the 2009 end of a long civil war fought by the extremist Tamil Tigers. For 10 points, name this island just off the coast of India with capital at Colombo, formerly known as Ceylon.
In this nation, the Sacred Footprint appears at the base of Adam's Peak.
{Sri Lanka} [prompt on “{Ceylon}” before read”]